connected
Americanadjective
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united, joined, or linked.
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having a connection.
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joined together in sequence; linked coherently.
connected ideas.
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related by family ties.
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having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
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Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.
adjective
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joined or linked together
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(of speech) coherent and intelligible
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logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain
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According to the SEC, the rule made more sense when electronic trading systems were slower and more poorly connected than they are today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
“We see how people react to incumbency, and so all the more reason for you to be connected to your community and respond to community,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The two spacecraft are expected to remain connected for roughly two days while the crew conducts tests and demonstrations, including entering the lander.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Facts about 2026 squad members are drawn from past media interviews with the players, or people connected to them or their local area.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Alexander drew clever maps that showed Plinkst and Ashton Place as neighboring towns connected by many short bridges.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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